Down memory Lane.....this day

[bornablade]

His first club was Dundee United before going to Villa (won the PFA player of the Year and PFA Young player of the Year for 1976/77, I remember this because he used to write weekly columns for Shoot!). Went to Wolves (scored the goal that beat Forest in the 1980 League Cup final, then he went to Everton (won league in 1985) then returned to Villa, then to WBA before ending up at Glasgow Rangers

Couldn't remember that. Thanks for that.

 

[Sharrowblade]

Friday night? The match was definitely played on Saturday afternoon March 4th. The programme has got the date wrong. I was at Wembley that day watching Stoke v Chelsea in the League Cup final. Me and my dad had thought the Blades won 2-0 when we left Wembley. We found out that the match had been abandoned when my dad bought a Saturday evening Sports paper in Leicester Forest Service Station on the M1. We did go to the re-arranged fixture

You're quite right Silent, slapped wrist for me, looking back I remember YTV having a complete wankfest over L***s beating Southampton 7-0 that weekend.

 

[Sharrowblade]

March 4th 1961 FA Cup Quarter Final at St James Park.

The Blades upset First Division Newcastle 3-1 with Billy Russell getting a hat-trick

The Blades played in orange.

 

[Silent Blade]

March 4th 1961 FA Cup Quarter Final at St James Park.

The Blades upset First Division Newcastle 3-1 with Billy Russell getting a hat-trick

The Blades played in orange.

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I think we were 3 goals up in the first 15 minutes? Billy Russell was a part time player as he was a teacher at a school ( not sure where but in later years he was the head of Languages at Altrincham)

 

[Sharrowblade]

I think we were 3 goals up in the first 15 minutes? Billy Russell was a part time player as he was a teacher at a school ( not sure where but in later years he was the head of Languages at Altrincham)

That's right Silent. Sorry can't help with school.

As part of his transfer deal United played Rhyl in a friendly in 58'. The home club keeping the gate receipts.

Russell scored twice.

The Rhyl programme is worth around £40.

 

[Shalalalafenoughty]

Friday night? The match was definitely played on Saturday afternoon March 4th. The programme has got the date wrong. I was at Wembley that day watching Stoke v Chelsea in the League Cup final. Me and my dad had thought the Blades won 2-0 when we left Wembley. We found out that the match had been abandoned when my dad bought a Saturday evening Sports paper in Leicester Forest Service Station on the M1. We did go to the re-arranged fixture

I wonder if Sharrow was thinking of another away game at Coventry - we did play there on a Friday in the seventies but it was on Good Friday 1975. It was definitely a night rather than an afternoon match and it was the week after the Currie "quality goal...quality player" game.

We drew 2-2 with goals from Mick Speight and Alan Woodward. Woody's goal was fantastic. Last minute, 2-1 down, receives the ball on the edge of the box. We're all screaming at him to blast it and instead he chips it, slow-motion, into the keeper's top right-hand corner. I was right behind the flight of it.

Four of us went down in my dad's car. I was seventeen. My eighteen-year-old brother was driving, having passed his test a few months before. Dad had lent us the car with the usual comments about looking after it. We were stationary in a queue of traffic outside the ground after the game when a car driven by an off-duty copper veered across the road and smashed into us on the front wing. He'd had some sort of problem with his steering lock. I can still remember listening to my brother's end of the conversation when we found a phone box to break the news to the old man...

 

[Silent Blade]

I wonder if Sharrow was thinking of another away game at Coventry - we did play there on a Friday in the seventies but it was on Good Friday 1975. It was definitely a night rather than an afternoon match and it was the week after the Currie "quality goal...quality player" game.

We drew 2-2 with goals from Mick Speight and Alan Woodward. Woody's goal was fantastic. Last minute, 2-1 down, receives the ball on the edge of the box. We're all screaming at him to blast it and instead he chips it, slow-motion, into the keeper's top right-hand corner. I was right behind the flight of it.

Four of us went down in my dad's car. I was seventeen. My eighteen-year-old brother was driving, having passed his test a few months before. Dad had lent us the car with the usual comments about looking after it. We were stationary in a queue of traffic outside the ground after the game when a car driven by an off-duty copper veered across the road and smashed into us on the front wing. He'd had some sort of problem with his steering lock. I can still remember listening to my brother's end of the conversation when we found a phone box to break the news to the old man...

I remember Woody's last minute equaliser well. It was a perfectly executed chip from outside the left of the box that stunned Neil Ramsbottom (who later played for the Blades). Speight gave us the lead but two quick goals (by John Craven, I think) stunned us

 

[Darren]

I remember Woody's last minute equaliser well. It was a perfectly executed chip from outside the left of the box that stunned Neil Ramsbottom (who later played for the Blades). Speight gave us the lead but two quick goals (by John Craven, I think) stunned us

I always wondered how John Craven managed to combine a football career with presenting Newsround in the 70's. Same with Bob Hope. "A" list Hollywood actor and First Division footballer for Birmingham and WBA.

 

[Silent Blade]

I always wondered how John Craven managed to combine a football career with presenting Newsround in the 70's. Same with Bob Hope. "A" list Hollywood actor and First Division footballer for Birmingham and WBA.

Bob Hope played for Wendy too

 

[Sharrowblade]

Choices a bit thin on the ground for 5th March so gone for 1983 today and a 3-0 win over Exeter.

Keith Edwards scored twice and Gary Brazil with the other.

Matchday sponsors were the now defunct Mansfield Brewery.

I thought my first pub pint might have been Marksman, but I've been reliably informed it was 'Norseman' Lager.

 

[Silent Blade]

Choices a bit thin on the ground for 5th March so gone for 1983 today and a 3-0 win over Exeter.

Keith Edwards scored twice and Gary Brazil with the other.

Matchday sponsors were the now defunct Mansfield Brewery.

I thought my first pub pint might have been Marksman, but I've been reliably informed it was 'Norseman' Lager.

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The photo in front is Jeff King's goal against Orient on his brief comeback after having quit the game

 

[Sharrowblade]

15 years ago March 6th, a 3-0 home win over Watford.

Devlin, Morris, and Hamilton were the scorers

Our opponents then went unbeaten for the rest of the season and got promoted to the Prem via the play-offs

 

[axel smeets]

Seem to recall Morris' goal was a particularly decent finish. Also chants of 'Turnip turnip what's the score?'

 

[Sharrowblade]

16 years ago today march 7th 1998.

FA Cup Quarter Final, Coventry 1-1 Blades



and some footage:

 

[Silent Blade]

March 8th 1975 Blades 1 (Colquhoun) Wolves 0

Came home for the weekend from my boarding school and my Hibs supporting school mate from Edinburgh came over to stay at my house. It was his first visit to BDTBL and the Blades are still his favourite English club. In the first half we were awarded an indirect free kick inside the penalty box at the Lane End. All the Wolves players formed a wall on the goalline knowing that the free kick was going to be rolled to Woody. Woody's fierce shot was blocked by the wall and Eddie Colquhoun was the first to receive the rebound but instead of shooting the ball the first time he pushed the ball past a Wolves player who ran towards him and then blasted the ball high into the net. In the 2nd half Jim Brown made a brave save to foil a point blank header by Frank Munro and colliding a goalpost. He had a lengthy treatment after as blood came out of his nose. Williams of Wolves got sent off late in the game

 

[anglian blade]

Saturday 8 March 1952 FA Cup Quarter Final Sheffield United 0 Chelsea 1
Hopefully the TV imposed move to Sunday 9 March means that 61 years later a London opponent with a name beginning with Ch will not be successful. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/f-a-cup-6th-round-sheffield-utd-v-chelsea

 

[Silent Blade]

Saturday 8 March 1952 FA Cup Quarter Final Sheffield United 0 Chelsea 1
Hopefully the TV imposed move to Sunday 9 March means that 61 years later a London opponent with a name beginning with Ch will not be successful. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/f-a-cup-6th-round-sheffield-utd-v-chelsea

Len Browning should have scored as there was no real challenge on him

 

[Sharrowblade]

22 years ago today 1992. 3-1 to the Blades, Bobby Davison and all that

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

22 years ago today 1992. 3-1 to the Blades, Bobby Davison and all that

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Derby's obviously draw big crowds but just got back from walking the dogs and was chatting to an old Owl [must be in his 80's] who engaged me in conversation about Sunday.

Told me of the time he went to The Lane when he was still at school to see a derby game and his mother put sandwiches in one coat pocket and an apple in the other.
He couldn't get his hands in his pocket whilst in the ground to get the food out eat as people were so crushed together.

Had to wait until the game was over and he'd left to ground to eat.

I've been in some big crowds on the kop when it was standing but can't say it was ever that bad.

 

[Sharrowblade]

41 years ago today: March 12th 1973.

A 2-2 draw in the first leg of the FA Youth Cup Semi Final.

Gary France and he who shall remain nameless with the goals.

The second leg finished level 0-0 before United lost out in a replay by a solitary goal at St Andrews.

 

[Grecian2000]

Some good players in that team Shazzler, and some not so (mentioning no names obviously).

 

[Silent Blade]

41 years ago today: March 12th 1973.

A 2-2 draw in the first leg of the FA Youth Cup Semi Final.

Gary France and he who shall remain nameless with the goals.

The second leg finished level 0-0 before United lost out in a replay by a solitary goal at St Andrews.
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I was there and Faulkner scored the other goal, didnt he?

 

[Grecian2000]

I was there and Faulkner scored the other goal, didnt he?

You been on the sauce today Silent?

 

[Sharrowblade]

You been on the sauce today Silent?

 

[Sharrowblade]

43 years Ago today March 13th 1971.

United trailed 2-0 with just two minutes to go, then Woody and a Ted Hemsley penalty gave us an unlikely point, which proved vital in our promotion season.

Admission was 50p (Robbin scoundrals) and the programme (dated 27.2.71) was a chequered design which QPR were fond of in that period.

 

[Grecian2000]

Thanks Shazzer.

Just looking at the program, why is it a different date to the ticket. Should we have played end of Feb but they were involved in the Cup?

 

[Sharrowblade]

Thanks Shazzer.

Just looking at the program, why is it a different date to the ticket. Should we have played end of Feb but they were involved in the Cup?

Good question, both teams played League games on the 27th, United were away at Carlisle and QPR were at home to Millwall.

QPR used a variety of colours for their home programmes in that period, but both Millwall and United were the same green. perhaps the printers just changed the team name because they had a surplus of covers to get rid . If I find out I'll let you know.

 

[Silent Blade]

43 years Ago today March 13th 1971.

United trailed 2-0 with just two minutes to go, then Woody and a Ted Hemsley penalty gave us an unlikely point, which proved vital in our promotion season.

Admission was 50p (Robbin scoundrals) and the programme (dated 27.2.71) was a chequered design which QPR were fond of in that period.
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4 days after the disappointing 2-1 home defeat to Hull, my dad and I decide to go to the Lane to watch the reserves matches against Blackburn. Midway in the 1st half all eyes went to the scoreboard at the pavilion and we learn that QPR were one up. At half time my dad heard from someone that Dave Powell had been carried off the pitch and was taken to hospital (knee injury). In the 2nd half we learn that QPR had scored again. At the final whistle of the reserves game (it was a nice sunny day) the spectators had a final look at the scoreboard and it was still 2-0 so we trudged out of the ground feeling sad that our promotion hopes had taken another hit. Suddenly there was some shouting and confusion when I was already outside the old John Street stand so we all rushed back into the ground to have another look at the scoreboard and to our joy the score had suddenly become 2-2!

 

[Silent Blade]

Friday 13th March 1970 Blades 1 (Woodward) Carlisle 0

The match was played on the Friday to avoid clashing the FA Cup semi final match between L**ds and Man U at S6. I was in bed with flu that night unaware that there was a match being played at the Lane until my dad came home from the match (I think my mum told him not to tell me that we had a match that night cos I would be saying that I am now better before fully recovering). He came upstairs to my room to tell me that we beat Carlisle by 1-0, drew a diagram of Woody's goal on his cigarette packet and saying that it was a good goal. We were awarded a free kick outside the penalty box, Frank Barlow rolled the ball to Woddy's path and Woody blasted the ball high into the net and keeper Alan Ross had no chance of saving it. My dad was telling me that the Blades "will go up" and that was the league position that night (we had 8 games left to play)
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/tournament/points.html?date=1970-03-13;event=9;season=1969/70

In typical Blades fashion we lost all the next four games

 

[Sharrowblade]

Keep them coming Silent, i don't know how you remember them